[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76971-76972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31659]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9504-5]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, State of Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Indiana's 
request to revise its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic 
reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective December 9, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1697, [email protected], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460, or Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-1175, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) was published in the Federal 
Register (70 FR 59848) and codified as Part 3 of title 40 of the CFR. 
CROMERR establishes electronic reporting as an acceptable regulatory 
alternative to paper reporting and establishes requirements to assure 
that electronic documents are as legally dependable as their paper 
counterparts. Under Subpart D of CROMERR, state, tribe or local 
government agencies that receive, or wish to begin receiving, 
electronic reports under their EPA-authorized programs must apply to 
EPA for a revision or modification of those programs and obtain EPA 
approval. Subpart D also provides standards for such approvals based on 
consideration of the electronic document receiving systems that the 
state, tribe, or local government will use to implement the electronic 
reporting. Additionally, in

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Sec.  3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D provides 
special procedures for program revisions and modifications to allow 
electronic reporting, to be used at the option of the state, tribe or 
local government in place of procedures available under existing 
program-specific authorization regulations. An application submitted 
under the Subpart D procedures must show that the state, tribe or local 
government has sufficient legal authority to implement the electronic 
reporting components of the programs covered by the application and 
will use electronic document receiving systems that meet the applicable 
Subpart D requirements.
    On July 20, 2011, the Indiana Department of the Environmental 
Management (IDEM) submitted an application for its Network Discharge 
Monitoring Report (NetDMR) electronic document receiving system for 
revision of its EPA-authorized programs under title 40 CFR. EPA 
reviewed IDEM's request to revise its EPA-authorized programs and, 
based on this review, EPA determined that the application met the 
standards for approval of authorized program revisions set out in 40 
CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice 
of EPA's decision to approve Indiana's request for revision to its 40 
CFR Part 123--National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
State Program Requirements and Part 403--General Pretreatment 
Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution EPA-authorized 
programs for electronic reporting of information submitted under 40 CFR 
parts 122 and 403 is being published in the Federal Register.
    IDEM was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

    Dated: December 1, 2011.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2011-31659 Filed 12-8-11; 8:45 am]
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